WordPress 5 Cookbook

Setting up an e-commerce site with WooCommerce

The setup phase of an e-commerce site is crucial for making the purchasing process simple and effective. A bad setup or purchasing flow can lead to customer dissatisfaction and losing potential sales. In the initial setup, we have to carefully plan important aspects such as shipping, payment methods, stock management, and the checkout process.

We can set up WooCommerce in two ways. The default procedure allows us to set up the site using a built-in installation wizard. Once the plugin is activated, we get the wizard that contains a custom step by step process with the most essential configurations. On the other hand, we can skip the setup wizard and set up the necessary settings manually from ...